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J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Oct 1;108(4):574-583. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2020.893.
Developing and promoting professional ethics principles for clinical librarians can help the health care system balance the interests of all stakeholders, including clinical librarians, health care professionals, and patients. Therefore, the goal of this study was to design a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians.
The authors conducted a descriptive applied study using literature review and the delphi method. The delphi panel included eleven experts in medical librarianship, library and information sciences, or information sciences and knowledge studies.
After the delphi rounds, five concepts and forty-six components were identified and confirmed to provide a model of professional ethics excellence for clinical librarians. The highest-rated concept was excellence in communication. The highest-rated component was mastery in developing search strategies in information resources and databases.
Identifying and applying principles of professional ethics among clinical librarians can enhance the professionalization of clinical librarians and result in better information services for physicians. Furthermore, incorporating these principles into the curriculum for health sciences library and information sciences students or into workshops for active clinical librarians can further formalize the profession and practice of evidence-based medicine.
为临床图书馆员制定和推广职业道德原则有助于医疗保健系统平衡所有利益相关者（包括临床图书馆员、医疗保健专业人员和患者）的利益。因此，本研究的目的是为临床图书馆员设计卓越职业道德模型。
作者采用文献回顾和德尔菲法进行描述性应用研究。德尔菲小组包括 11 名医学图书馆学、图书馆和信息科学或信息科学和知识研究方面的专家。
经过德尔菲法两轮调查，确定并确认了五个概念和 46 个组成部分，为临床图书馆员提供了卓越职业道德模型。评价最高的概念是卓越的沟通能力。评价最高的组成部分是精通信息资源和数据库中的检索策略开发。
在临床图书馆员中识别和应用职业道德原则可以提高临床图书馆员的专业化程度，并为医生提供更好的信息服务。此外，将这些原则纳入卫生科学图书馆和信息科学学生的课程或针对活跃临床图书馆员的研讨会中，可以进一步使循证医学的专业和实践正式化。
